Nicola Willis
speaker
1,507 appearances
29 recordings
3 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 6d ago
Nicola Willis’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I haven't seen them.
Yeah, that has been the trend that the number of New Zealanders leaving permanently for overseas has been reducing in each of the previous updates.
In fact, it's at lower levels now than it was when Chris Hipkins was prime minister.
And I think there's a couple of things there that bode well for the future.
The first is we all care about affordability and the cost of living.
Inflation is the biggest marker of that.
And of course, inflation in Australia is 4.6.
It's 3.1 here.
So, you know, the cost of living is growing faster over there.
The second thing is housing affordability.
As much as I know, homeowners listening are worried about their house price.
The other side of that has been that we've got more first home buyers entering our market here.
than we have in many, many years because buying a house has become more affordable with lower interest rates.
Well, the Aussies have already hiked their rates three times.
So in relative terms, there are some real glimmers of hope and reasons to stay in New Zealand.
Well, I've been saying for years now, I want Kiwi Bank to grow.
I want it to be bigger so it can take on the competitive banks.
But to do that, it will over time need access to more capital.
Well, I think actually if there are private investors who want to help Kiwi Bank grow, throw their capital at that while the government still has control over that entity, that's a win-win.
In fact, KiwiSaver funds, iwi, having a stake in that asset is something I think is positive for all concerned.
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